Fantastic news! Today I received an email from Virgin Australia announcing a new initiative which may make travel achievable for people who are unable to fly independently. From today, Virgin Australia is implementing a Disability Assistant …
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TIPS ON TRAVELLING WITH A POWER WHEELCHAIR – WHEELCHAIR TRAVEL TIPS
Although BJ has both a power wheelchair and manual wheelchair, we only travel with his manual chair. We find it's more flexible for travel and BJ loves it. However, I'm regularly asked advice on travelling with a power wheelchair so I thought I'd get …
AUSTRALIAN COMPANION CARD – FREE ADMISSION FOR CARERS
Although I'm sure many of our readers are familiar with the Australian Companion Card I wanted to share information for anyone who is new to needing disability services and to remind those who have one of some of the places you can use it. The …
SOUVENIR & GIFT BUYING IDEAS WHEN TRAVELLING
Some people only need their memories of a trip, others enjoy photos and videos and then of course there are souvenirs. I like all of these things and being sentimental I love buying souvenirs that remind me of a certain place, or a moment we enjoyed …
TIPS FOR MAKING AIR TRAVEL MORE COMFORTABLE – WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE TRAVEL
Air travel isn't easy for so many reasons, most people find it uncomfortable especially on long-haul flights. For someone with a disability there are many factors which make flying even more difficult including the lack of support of an airline seat, …
5 ITEMS A WHEELCHAIR USER SHOULD PACK FOR TRAVEL
When we travel we have a pile of items which come with us 'just in case'. These are items which are handy if something goes wrong with the wheelchair or help in the event things aren't quite as we thought they'd be. Yes, it adds to our luggage, but …
5 TRAVEL USES FOR MATTING – ACCESSIBLE TRAVEL TIPS
We've found a cheap roll of matting has many uses and has become a great travel friend. When we are at home we have everything set-up and easy to use but it's amazing when you travel the issues that arise. It's certainly resulted in us needing to …
APPLYING FOR A PASSPORT FOR A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY
We recently applied for new passports for Hubby and the kids. You’d imagine applying for a passport would be a fairly straight forward process. Take proof of identity, fill out the forms and that’s that. Although Hubby and AJ’s passports were simple …
LIGHTWEIGHT TRAVEL SCOOTER – THE LUGGIE
Sponsored Fighting to keep mobility is something I believe in wholeheartedly; however, I think there needs to be balance in this process. Sometimes resisting using equipment is counterproductive. Although we’ve continued to keep working on BJ’s …
7 THINGS THAT MAKE TRAVELLING WITH A DISABILITY IN AUSTRALIA EASIER
In the early days of BJ's diagnosis I didn't want to have any of the items on the list below. I didn't think we needed any extra allowances, but over time I've found that these can make life easier. Particularly when we are out and about for a day or …
